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Galveston County, Texas

Oil wells and drilling locations near Bacliff

  • 185wells
  • 3drilling locations in two years
  • 16producing leases

Within 10 miles

Wells and drilling locations around Bacliff

Map of Bacliff, Texas: 185 wells and 3 recent drilling locations within 10 miles, inside a dashed circle.
  • Drilling locations3Permits issued in the last two years
  • Producing wells47On a lease reporting production now
  • Not producing75Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
  • Plugged63The state's wellbore record says plugged

The dashed circle is 10 miles from the town's point (29.50690, -94.99243); the counts are for wells inside it. Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outlines, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map.

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Drilling permits near Bacliff are new: 3 permits in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 7.5 miles west of the town's point. 185 wells and 3 drilling locations permitted in the last two years lie within 10 miles of Bacliff, each where the state puts it. 16 producing leases have a well in the circle.
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Which way it is heading

Where the new drilling is around Bacliff

The 3 drilling permits of the last two years within 10 miles, by direction from the town's point, and what became of each one.
N NE E 1SE S SW W 2NW
Each wedge is the permits on that side of town. The centre is the town's point.

What became of the 3 permits

  • 3still only a permitNothing after the permit is on file. Many permits wait a year or more, and some are never drilled.

Wells finished in the last two years: 1 south-west, 1 west of town.

A horizontal well runs sideways underground. 6 wells start outside the 10-mile circle and end inside it. 1 starts inside and ends outside. So a well can drain land a mile or two from the spot where it shows on a map.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well, and a well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. Direction is taken from the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits and wellbore records.

In numbers

Oil and gas within 10 miles of Bacliff

wells with a location on the state's map
185
drilling permits in the last 24 months
3
producing leases with a well in the circle
16
operators running them
8
oil and condensate those leases reported in their latest 12 months
238,212 bbl
gas those leases reported in their latest 12 months
290,525 mcf

A lease counts when at least one of its wells is inside the circle; its whole production is counted, so a lease reaching beyond the circle counts in full.

In dollars

What the oil and gas near Bacliff sold for

The 16 producing leases with a well near Bacliff sold about $18 million of oil and gas from September 2025 to August 2026, at the public monthly prices.
sale value of 12 months, before taxes and costs
$18 million
oil and condensate sold
237,987 bbl
gas sold
153,866 mcf
the middle lease: half sold more, half less
$684,510

A 0.01 share (1%) of the middle producing lease near Bacliff comes to about $6,845 for the 12 months.

Sold volumes at the public monthly prices, before severance tax and any costs. A guide to the size, not what any owner was paid.

Sold volumes from each lease's monthly report to the Railroad Commission, times the month's West Texas Intermediate oil price and Henry Hub gas price (EIA). Real prices at the lease differ. A lease counts in full when one of its wells is near the town. Check a statement against what the lease sold

Drilling locations

The newest drilling permits near Bacliff

The 6 newest permits with a well location within 10 miles, with the coordinates of the surface location.
Newest drilling permits within 10 miles of Bacliff
IssuedLease and wellWhere
2026-07-06STEWART TITLE 1vertical · API 42-167-31547 · permit 0916817Frio Resources, LLC7.5 mi W29.47064, -95.11026 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-04-15RFR FRIO 15 GU 1vertical · API 42-071-32270 · permit 0914637Gulf Resource Recovery Corp.8.3 mi E29.52434, -94.85562 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2026-03-03TIDWELL 3vertical · API 42-167-31535 · permit 0913807Kaler Energy Corp.8.8 mi W29.46744, -95.13164 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2024-03-12TIDWELL 2vertical · API 42-167-31534 · permit 0897985Kaler Energy Corp.8.8 mi W29.46739, -95.13163 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-12-08TIDWELL 1vertical · API 42-167-31528 · permit 0895836Kaler Energy Corp.8.8 mi W29.46744, -95.13163 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
2023-11-09STEWART TITLE 1vertical · API 42-167-31547 · permit 0894780Frio Resources, LLC7.5 mi W29.47064, -95.11026 on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Distances are from the town's point to the well's surface location. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permits.

Find your land

The surveys under the new drilling near Bacliff

Your deed or county tax notice names a survey and an abstract number. These are the ones with the most drilling permits in the last two years. Each has its own page with its wells and permits.
  • A-3 AUSTIN, S F1 permit, newest July 6, 2026
  • A-661 LEAGUE, J C, section 101 permit, newest March 3, 2026

Not in the list? Search every survey in the county by name or abstract number.

Who is on the county roll

23 mineral accounts near Bacliff are still in the name of an estate

The 2026 county mineral roll lists 718 accounts under 527 owner names on 16 leases with a well near Bacliff.
mineral accounts on the roll
718
owner names
527
appraised value of those accounts
$18 million
the middle account's appraised value
$823
the middle account in all of Galveston County
$0
accounts titled to an estate
23

An account in the name of an estate usually means the owner died and the title was never moved to the heirs. The account stays on the roll, and these are appraised at $54,425 together. If a parent or grandparent owned minerals near Bacliff, their name may be one of them.

Totals from the county appraisal district's mineral roll, matched to leases by the state lease number. No owner is named here, and a count under 10 accounts or 5 owner names is left out. How Galveston County values minerals, and how to protest · Inherited minerals: where to start

Producing leases

Top producing leases near Bacliff

The 16 producing leases with a well inside the circle, most oil and gas first. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993, free.
  1. 1Tidwell64,024 bbl · 30,135 mcf a yearKaler Energy Corp. · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  2. 2Stewart Title39,637 bbl · 54,630 mcf a yearFrio Resources, LLC · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  3. 3Stewart, Maco -A- 30039,832 bbl · 0 mcf a yearGcows Operating LLC · Galveston County · 9 wells in the circle
  4. 4State Tract 11812,623 bbl · 74,485 mcf a yearTorrent Oil LLC · Chambers County · 9 wells in the circle
  5. 5Tacquard4,602 bbl · 113,187 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  6. 6Federal Gayatt18,916 bbl · 5,189 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 2 wells in the circle
  7. 7Tidwell17,375 bbl · 10,914 mcf a yearKaler Energy Corp. · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  8. 8Franks /8900 Sand/ Unit17,123 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 2 wells in the circle
  9. 9Stewart8,489 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  10. 10Outterside, A. J.5,586 bbl · 0 mcf a yearRedbird Oilfield Services Corp. · Galveston County · 3 wells in the circle
  11. 11Camp Wallace2,734 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHouston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  12. 12Deats-Holmes2,499 bbl · 0 mcf a yearSTS Petroleum LLC · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  13. 13Stewart, Maco /A/ 3901,900 bbl · 0 mcf a yearGcows Operating LLC · Galveston County · 11 wells in the circle
  14. 14San Leon Farms ETAL Unit1,727 bbl · 12 mcf a yearHouston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle
  15. 15State Tract 1181,127 bbl · 1,973 mcf a yearTorrent Oil LLC · Chambers County · 13 wells in the circle
  16. 16Tacquard18 bbl · 0 mcf a yearHilcorp Energy Company · Galveston County · 1 well in the circle

Whose name is on the check

Who buys the oil and gas near Bacliff

The companies named most often on the current state filings of the 16 producing leases near Bacliff. A royalty check can come from the buyer or from the operator.

Oil and condensate

  • GULFMARK ENERGY, INC.5 leases
  • HARVEST MARKETING & TRADING, LLC4 leases
  • PLAINS MARKETING, L.P.4 leases
  • TRUTH RESOURCES, L.P.3 leases
  • AMJ INC2 leases

Gas

  • GULF COAST ENERGY, INC.2 leases
  • HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY2 leases
  • TEXLA ENERGY MANAGEMENT, INC.2 leases

From each lease's newest Form P-4 filing with the Railroad Commission, which names its gatherers and purchasers. One lease can name several.

If your checks stopped

Leases near Bacliff that went quiet or changed hands

The two most common reasons a royalty check stops: the lease stopped reporting production, or a new company took it over and the paperwork is catching up.

9 leases reported nothing for a year or more

Leases that reported within the last four years and then stopped. The newest to stop first.

Is my lease still active?

3 leases got a new operator in two years

Checks often pause after a change while the new company sets up its owner records. The newest first.

My royalty checks stopped: what to do

From the monthly production reports operators file with the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in late, so a lease is listed only after 12 months with no report.

Year by year

Production of the leases near Bacliff, by year

Of the last 6 full years, these leases produced the most in 2025, the newest one: 260,781 bbl of oil.
Oil and gas reported by the leases with a well within 10 miles of Bacliff, by year
YearOil, bblGas, mcf
2026 so far162,678209,945
2025260,781345,369
2024226,724252,486
2023189,646269,259
2022132,893276,281
2021174,518415,854
2020194,844479,200

Every lease with a well in the circle, producing now or not, as reported to the Railroad Commission. The newest months fill in as operators report.

The long view: in the state's records from January 1993 on, 47 of these leases reported 8,773,087 bbl of oil and condensate and 46,321,167 mcf of gas. Each lease page carries that lease's history back to January 1993.

Good to know

The wells near Bacliff, and what a lease has gone for

For a lease offer: the State of Texas leased 39 of its own tracts in Galveston County in the last ten years. The middle bonus was $110 an acre, the usual royalty 25%, the usual term 5 years; the newest is dated May 12, 2026. Private leases are not public, so these are the nearest figures on record. Is my lease offer fair in Galveston County?

Depth and well type from the Railroad Commission's well records, where the record has them. State lease figures from the Texas General Land Office.

Around it

Towns near Bacliff

Bacliff has more wells than 1 of the 10 nearest towns. Each count is for that town's own 10-mile circle.

Bacliff is in ZIP code 77518: its wells and permits

All of Galveston County: leases, operators and production · Galveston County well map

Follow it

Watch the 10 miles around Bacliff

One email a week at most, and only when something is filed: a new drilling permit, a finished well, or first production with a well location inside this circle.

Watching a place says nothing about who owns the land or the minerals there. For the whole county, or one survey, use the Galveston County well watch.

FAQ

Questions people ask

How many oil and gas wells are near Bacliff?

185 wells with a location on the Railroad Commission's map lie within 10 miles of Bacliff: 47 on leases that are producing, 75 not producing and 63 plugged. The state also issued 3 drilling permits with a well location in that circle in the last 24 months.

What are the coordinates on this page?

Latitude and longitude of the well's surface location in NAD83, the coordinates map apps use. They come from the Railroad Commission's well layers as published, and from its drilling permit files, which are published in the older NAD27 and converted here. Paste them into any map app. A horizontal well's bottom hole can be a mile or two away from its surface location.

Do I own minerals under a well near Bacliff?

A well nearby says nothing about who owns the minerals under it. The county's mineral roll lists who is paid on each producing lease. Search a name to see whether the Galveston County roll lists it.

Search a name

Is drilling near Bacliff picking up or slowing down?

Drilling permits near Bacliff are new: 3 permits in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before. The nearest is 7.5 miles west of the town's point. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

How much are the oil and gas near Bacliff worth?

The 16 producing leases with a well within 10 miles sold about $18 million of oil and gas in their newest 12 months on file, at the public monthly prices and before taxes and costs. That is what the leases sold, not what a tract of land or a mineral interest is worth: an owner is paid a share of one lease.

A relative owned minerals near Bacliff and has died. What now?

The county mineral roll still lists 23 accounts in the name of an estate on leases near Bacliff. Search the family name first. If an account turns up, the title usually has to be moved to the heirs before the operator will pay them.

Inherited minerals: where to start

My checks from a lease here stopped. Why?

The usual reasons: the lease stopped producing, a new operator took it over, or the operator put the payments in suspense over a title or address question. Near Bacliff, 9 leases went quiet and 3 changed operator; both lists are on this page.

What to do when royalty checks stop

Own land or minerals near Bacliff?

23 accounts near Bacliff are still in the name of an estate. See whether a county roll lists your name, and get an email when a permit or a new well is filed near you.

Search a family nameWatch Galveston County

Sources

Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.